From The Ground Up: Northeast Names
The five markets with the most votes to be included in the Northeast Division of our fantasy hockey league are final. Over 10,000 individual votes were cast in the poll.
Here, I'm outlining those markets (alphabetically) along with the acceptable locators (listed below) for your team name nominations — which I'll begin accepting today by comment only.
- BOSTON, Massachusetts
Massachusetts | New England | Boston | Worcester - MONTRÉAL, Quebec
Montreal - NEW YORK, New York
New York | New York City | New Jersey | Long Island - QUEBEC CITY, Quebec
Quebec | Quebec City - TORONTO, Ontario
Ontario | Toronto | Hamilton | London
DO NOT SUBMIT NAME NOMINATIONS VIA EMAIL. THEY WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
Submit your team name nominations by leaving a comment below. Email submissions will be discarded. I will accept nominations for one week at which point new comments on this post will be closed. Up to 20 name submissions that fit within the following parameters will be included in the name selection process which will begin next weekend.
If you want your submission included, DO NOT:
• use the name of any current or past NHL or WHA team.
• use the name of any current AHL or ECHL team.
• use the name or close variation of any current or past professional sports team within the same market or geographical area.
• use the name of any team from Project: IHA.
• use any name that would be considered vulgar, obscene or in any way inappropriate. (Sorry, this is my call.)
If you decide to use a locator not already on the list above, be prepared to have it discarded. I'm not setting that in stone as a restriction, but I'm also not guaranteeing I'll include anything not on the list. Sorry for all the restrictions but sometimes you have to "guide" originality.
It was suggested that when submitting names you also submit a short reasoning for that name. I won't require that but I will recommend it since it might help your submission get votes later on if folks know where you got your idea.
Don't forget to make your submissions for the North Division. You have until September 20.
Start submitting!
I've been reading some of the submissions and it's a little pathetic. I think a lot of you are trying too hard to find a name that "means something" to the point where you're losing sight of the fact that we're trying to name sports teams. Forget about trivial nonsense and suggest some names you'd want to chant in an arena of 20,000 people. Just something to think about when making your nominations.
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Reader Comments (128)
toronto trappers, trackers, muckers (the city was known as muddy york), titans, toros (popular amateur team name), crimson kings (playing around with the name of a type of maple tree).
people please stay away from the towers and skyline stuff. the cn tower was completed in the 70's it doesn't have that much of an impact on the city's mind set anymore. it no longer defines us although people associate it with the city but above all it's a junk hockey name and even worse logo.
boston danglers (stolen from the world pond hockey champs who were referring to the boston strangler)
montreal rockets (maurice richard)
i definately second that notion... please stop making any referance to the CN tower when giving Toronto a name
New York Demolition
New York Emperors - "Empire State"
New York Force
New York Militia - naval base
Quebec Orage - "storm" in french
Toronto Trailblazers - Toronto having a long hockey history
Toronto Pioneers
Toronto Majors
Toronto Warriors
Boston Horsemen/Boston Cavalry/New England Horsemen. The connection to Paul Revere (New England Midnight Riders) would be perfect for the Boston/New England Franchise.
I like the New York-Empire connection. The New York Empires or New York Emperors would work best. If you want to go in another direction, the New York Monsters may work for the many connections between NYC and Monster movies.
For Quebec, you definitely have to go with a french name. I don't know any French but L'Orage du Quebec (i don't know if that's grammatically accurate) I really liked the following names:
Quebec Voyageurs (french fur traders)
Quebec Bastions
Quebec Fortress
Quebec Saints
Quebec Nationals (don't care if its scandalous or controversial) would be good too. Just make sure that the nickname is in French.
Montreal without the Maroons/Expos/Canadiens would just be pointless. Those are three classic names that will not be beaten.
Toronto Thunderstorms? ugh i'm so disappointed in myself.
Toronto Wildcats
Toronto Climbers? I really have nothing.
Ontario's such a huge province, and although most of the population resides very close to Toronto, it wouldn't be fair to name the team after Ontario when you're going to have Ontarians closer to Winnipeg or Montreal.
Boston Battalion
Montreal Might
New York City (yes, City being the name :P)
Quebec Cross
Toronto Titans
TORONTO TOWERS
BOSTON REVOLT
NEW YORK TYRANTS
New England Shipoopi (Family Guy Reference)
Montreal Zenith (Top of a mountain)
New York Insomniacs (City that never sleeps)
Quebec Owls (Avian Emblem)
Toronto Hogs (Toronto is known as hogtown)
Boston Boozers
Montreal Men 'O' War
Long Island Fish Sticks
Quintessential Quebec HC
Toronto Turdburgers
I promised myself that I wouldn't be one of these people, complaining about an imaginary league, but here I am. I think that it's pathetic and disgraceful that there are no Pennsylvania teams in this league. I'm getting really sick and tired of people's obsession with original six and canadian teams. Yes, I understand that hockey is a canadian sport and people like tradition, but give me a break. You vote for TWO Quebec teams and TWO Alberta teams, but ZERO Pennsylvania teams? Where's the justice in this? Not to mention that Philadelphia and Pittsburgh are two of the proudest franchises in the league and you just discard them? Ridiculous. (Who the hell am I going to root for? lol)
Now, having finished my rant, these are my name nominations:
New England Colonials (I was going to go with Yankees, but I don't think Red Sox fans would like that too much.
Montreal Patriots (is that legal? I think it's probably been the name of a minor league team, but I'm not sure.)
I'm not going to nominate a New York name because I hate New York teams (not the city, the sport teams).
Quebec Igloos (sorry, couldn't think of a better one. Well, the Nordiques logo was an igloo...)
Toronto Barracudas (barracuda is just a cool name)
Boston Rebels
Toronto Lakers
Montreal Olympics
Quebec Frontiacs
New York Mowhawks
Worcester Sauce (terrible joke)
New England Swamp Yankees
Montreal Fleurs
New York City Liberty
Quebec Merisier
Toronto Rebellion
And there are two Saskatchewan teams, too? What the hell? This league is far too Canada-heavy.
boston pirates...
done and done.
New England Privateers
Montreal Rapiers
New York Spirit
Quebec City Royals
Toronto Falcons
Boston Transit
Mass. Transit
Boston Midnight Riders
The Brotherhood of Boston
New England Nor'easters
Worcester Worms
Worcester Engineers (fight 'em WPI!)
Montreal Richards
New York Empire
New York New Yorks
La Resistance de Quebec
Toronto Torrent
Boston Minutemen
(a tribute to the members of the American militia who, during the American war of independence, vowed they would be ready for battle against the British within one minute of being alerted)
Montreal Clochers / Belltowers
(Montreal is often nicknamed as "la ville aux cent clochers" or, in English, "the city of a hundred belltowers" because of its numerous cathedrals, churches, etc, so the nickname would be appropriate, either in French of English)
Quebec Citadelles / Citadelles de Quebec
(in addition to the name being francophone (which is pretty important, considering it's Quebec), the name is in reference to the well-known fortress walls that surround the old part of the city of Quebec)
New York Skyscrapers
(in reference to its skyline dominated by numerous skyscrapers, obviously)
Toronto Yorks
(in reference to the former name of the city of Toronto, which was called York before being renamed in 1834)
Boston Stranglers (is this even appropriate?)
Montreal Metros
Quebec Gladiators (After all they would play in Le Colisee [The Coliseum])
The New York Empire
Toronto Timbits (Tim Hortons donuts. You have to be Canadian to get this. Tim Horton used to play for the Leafs and I would love to see a Timbit on a jersey. I think in the US they are called donut holes)
Well some of the names I had where already said...
Boston/New England Colonials or Pioneers
New York Empire/Emperors
New Jersey Turnpikes or Interstates (lots of big highways here)
New Jersey Suburbia/Outskirts/Edge (in between the two huge cities of NY and Philadelphia, so NJ could be a compromise for those of you PA people complaining, but then again both PA and NY hate NJ (we all know deep down you love us) lol)
hockeylister: In the US donut holes are mostly known as munchkins because of dunkin donuts, so we would call you the Toronto Munchkins lol.
Montreal Bishops (a bishop recommended the founder of Montreal)
Toronto Shield (the city was built as a military post)
Toronto Icerunners (thought it sounded cool)
Quebec Friars (heavy catholic population)
New York Tower (the skyline)
New York Reign (like a kings control, the city itself is the center of the world)
New York/New Jersey Rebels (these two areas had a large influence during the American Revolution)
Boston Redclaws (lobster)
Boston Anglers (large fisherman population)
Boston Galleons
Montreal Monarchs
New York Knights
Quebec Griffins
Toronto Ice
Boston Beans(Nickname for foston is Beantown)
Montreal
New York Freedom(Freedom tower on WTC/Ground Zero Site)
Quebec Blizzard(Quebec is famous for their winter carnaval)
Toronto Towers
boston revolt (american revolution reference)
montreal rivière (montreal is right on the st. lawrence river)
quebec chateau (reference to the chateau frontenac)
toronto beavers (good canadian theme)
new york metros
Boston Slapshots (Famous hockey/hardcore band)
I'm not gonna suggest anymore names since this is getting out of hand. Chris must be glazed over reading all this. Any team name that doesnt end with an "S" is minor league. Most of the time anyway. I dont know why but Lightning and Avalanche dont bother me but Miami Heat, Orlando Magic and now Oklahoma Thunder just make me wanna put a cold revolver in my mouth.
Anyway some stuff I've read that I like:
I like Colonials and Red Claws for Boston.
New York Heros
One Canadian Team should be the Beavers. I like Toronto Towers.
Oh and let me suggest Quebec Flying Penguins since Quebec got a team but everybody knows that Pennsylvania SHOULD have gotten at least 1. At least throw us that bone no?
All I have to say to the people complaining about no Pennsylvania teams is if D had won instead of A, then it is more likely you would have seen a team in your fine state. D had an all Canadian division and thus your cities would not have been up against all the Canadian ones that eventually won. So if you voted for A then you got no one to blame but yourself, and if you voted for D I feel your pain I wish Halifax or St. John's had gotten a team, but oh well.
Montreal Magicians
Toronto Bulls (can't spell Toronto without Toro!)
Quebec City Guardians
New York Rogues
Boston Bombers
Quebec Vikings (vikings landed on canada's east coast about 1000 years ago.)
Boston Militia
New England lobstermen
Montreal Expos, yes bring em back!!
New York Force
Quebec quick
Toronto Bulls
Boston Ironsides (for the U.S.S. Constitution)
Montreal Musketeers
New York Emperors (repeating others, I know)
Quebec City Quasars
Toronto Elk
Boston Brigade
Club de Hockey de Montreal [or just CH]
New York Scrapers [Skyscrapers]
Quebec Cannons [The fortress city]
Toronto Horseshoes [the Golden Horseshoe]
BOSTON:
Boston Common
Boston Massacre
Massachusetts Plymouth Rockets
Boston Harbormasters
Boston Tea Bags
NEW YORK:
New York Turnstiles
New York Graffiti
New Jersey Brain Freeze
Boston Lantern
Boston Cape
Boston Beacon
New York Hudsonics
New York Pierbuilders
Quebec Armada
Toronto Fathom
Montreal Northwind
OK, my dogs just kicked my ass cause I forgot to suggest their breed for a nickname.
I officially suggest
BOSTON TERRIERS
New England Ports - Massachusetts is the "Bay State" and ports are basically bays but it sounds better. Would have suggested Massachusetts Ports but that's a mouthful.
Ogre-you could call them the "Mass. Ports" then, like our local transportation regime.
I don't think Terriers works for Boston because BU is the Terriers.
By the way, I did vote for choice A.
Hehe I know but don't tell my pups cause they are Tasmanian Devils in disguise :D
Boston Bulldogs - Nothing to do with Boston, but then again, what do Red Sox or bears have in relation to boston.
Boston Brigade
New England Minutemen
Boston Warriors
Boston Blue Coats
Montreal Saints
Montreal Mounties
New York Empire
New York Kings
Toronto Towers
Quebec City Sailors
in lieu of what Arenacale has said I'd like to suggest:
Massachusetts Ports
CrossoverT said...
Massachusetts Massacres
Montreal Maniaks
New Jersey Garbage
New Jersey Trash
New Jersey Overkill
New Jersey Municipal Waste
New Jersey Joyzees
London Tea Leafs
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Someone is a Rags fan, lol.
I think that the Montreal and Quebec teams should have either French names or
"universal" names (same in both languages).
Alliteration is always good for a nickname.
Montreal Monarques
Montreal Maraudeurs
Montreal Mystique
Montreal Mutinerie
Montreal Moutons (Sheep)
Montreal Mouffettes (Skunks)
Montreal Moineaux (Sparrows)
Quebec Cavaliers
Quebec Canards (Ducks)
Quebec Cardiaque
Quebec Couteaux (Knives)
Quebec Caustique
Quebec Corbeaux (Crows, Ravens)
Quebec Crevettes (Shrimps - funny, I know)
Quebec Criquets (Crickets)
Quebec Castors (Beavers)
Alliteration for the other cities:
New York Neptunes
New York Nova
New York Newts
New York Nightingales
New York Yellow Jackets
New York Yachtsmen
Boston Buzzards
Boston Bloodhounds
Boston Beetles
Boston Butchers
Boston Buccaneers
Boston Bowmen
Toronto Terriers
Toronto Talons
Toronto Tusks
Toronto Tomcats
Toronto Tigers
Toronto Tornado
Toronto Offsprey
Quebec Français
The Boston Big Digs
Boston Barons
Boston Blitz
Boston Barracudas
New York Libertines
Quebec Bastions
Quebec Bastilles
Toronto Brûlés
New York Mohawks
Quebec Carcajoux (Wolverines)
Montreal Trappers
Boston Clippers
Toronto Towers
New York Empires
Quebec Castors (Beavers)
Montreal Mystiques
Boston Brawlers
Toronto Maple Trees
BOSTON Nerds
NEW ENGLAND Riot
MONTREAL Rapides (Rapids)
NEW YORK Battery
NEW YORK Subways
NEW YORK Traders
QUEBEC Regiment
QUEBEC Bataillon (Batallion)
TORONTO IceQueens (I just find it funny, maybe in pink!)